Lauren Jackson Profile - University of Kansas Official Athletic Site

Lauren Jackson

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Long Beach, Calif.
	High School: Long Beach Polytechnic

	Height: 5-5
	Position: Defender
	Experience: 3L

Honors and Awards

2009 Academic All-Big 12 First Team

2009 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall)

2009 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall)

2009 Jayhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team

2009 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1)

2009 Lady Vol Invite MVP

2009 Lady Vol Invite Most Outstanding Defensive Player

2008 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring/Fall)

2009 (Junior)

Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Also a member of the Athletic Director's and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Rolls (Fall Semester)

Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Honors (Sept. 2)

Started all 22 matches in the defensive backfield

Ranked third on the team with 1,916 minutes played, while her 916 minutes in Big 12 matches led the squad

Recorded a goal and two assists

Tallied first assist at Drake (Aug. 23) in season opener

Helped Jayhawks hold Pepperdine (Aug. 28) and Arizona State (Aug. 30) to one goal at Lady Vol Invite

Named Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Lady Vol Invite as well as Overall MVP

Scored only goal of the season against No. 18 San Diego (Sept. 18)

Named to the Jayhawk Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 20)

Collected second assist at Baylor (Oct. 18)

Matched a career high with 110 minutes played in Big 12 Championship play-in match against Texas Tech (Nov. 2)

2008 (Sophomore)

Started 22 matches in the defensive backfield

Tallied first assist of the season on Emily Cressy's game-winning goal against Auburn (Aug. 31)

Scored first career goal with a blast from the outside at Missouri State (Sept. 12)

Tallied an assist against Texas Tech (Oct. 3) on Monica Dolinsky's game winning goal

Collected season-high two shots at SMU (Sept. 7), at Iowa State (Sept. 28) and against Texas Tech (Oct. 3)

Finished second on the team among field players with 1,858 minutes played

Played a season-high 110 minutes in Big 12 Championship semifinal against No. 18 Missouri (Nov. 7)

Played every minute in 11 of KU's 23 matches

2007 (Freshman)

Appeared in 13 matches, making five starts

Started contests at Hawaii (Aug. 31), vs. Auburn (Sept. 1), vs. BYU (Sept. 6), at No. 4 Portland (Sept. 14) and at No. 3 Texas A&M (Sept. 30)

Collected an assist on KU's first goal of the season against Auburn

Played a season high 99 minutes against the Tigers of Auburn

Her 676 minutes played ranked third among KU freshmen last season

Long Beach Polytechnic High School

Lettered three years in soccer for head coach Terri Collins

Given Gatorade Will to Win Award and was named Rookie of the Year as a freshman

Named first team all-league and most valuable defensive player as a sophomore

Club (Slammers Futbol Club)

Played three years for the Slammers Futbol Club

Personal

Lauren Victoria Jackson was born in Long Beach, Calif.

Daughter of Alen and Pamela Jackson

Has two siblings, Evan and Bryan

Cousin, Alex Jackson, runs track at Navy

An exercise science major